The short version

Pass the Blessing is a card game played between phones in the same room. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking, and the app never connects to the internet.

The app does not collect, store or share any personal information with me or with anyone else. The only data that leaves your phone is what the other players at your table need to see: your name, your chosen face and the cards you play, sent directly to their phones.

Who is responsible for your data

Pass the Blessing is made by Bishwas Bhandari, an individual developer. Because the app has no servers, there is no processing of your data anywhere except on your own phone and, during a game, on the phones at your table.

What stays on your phone

Three things are kept on your device and nowhere else:

• The name you typed
• The face you built or picked
• Which questions you have been asked, so they are not repeated

What the other players see

When you join or host a table, your name and face are sent to the phones at that table so they can show your seat, and every move you make is sent so the game stays in step. This goes directly from phone to phone over the local network, using Apple’s peer-to-peer connection, and is encrypted on the way. Nothing passes through a server, because there is none.

The host’s phone runs the game and holds everyone’s cards while it lasts. When the table closes, nothing is kept by any phone except the three things listed above.

Permissions

The app asks for one permission: Local Network, so it can find the phones in the room. It is only used to find and talk to other copies of Pass the Blessing. The app asks for nothing else: no contacts, no location, no photos, no microphone, no notifications.

Who processes it, and where

No one. There are no third-party processors, no analytics provider, no advertising network and no servers of mine. The only parties who ever hold what the app knows about you are you, the people you choose to play with, and Apple, if you back your phone up.

Backups

If you back up your phone to iCloud or to a computer, your name, face and asked-question list are included in that backup under Apple’s terms, as with any app.

Children

The game is rated for ages four and up and is made with families in mind. It collects no information from anyone, children included. A child’s name and face are seen only by the people at the same table.

Your rights

Because nothing is collected, every right is satisfied on your own device:

• To see your data: tap your face on the home screen.
• To correct it: change your name or face there.
• To erase it: delete the app.

There is no account to close and no request to make of me. Pass the Blessing does not sell or share personal information, so for readers in California there is nothing to opt out of.

Changes

If the app ever starts sending anything to a server, this page changes first. Each version carries a number and the date it took effect.

Contact

Pass the Blessing is made by Bishwas Bhandari. Questions about this policy or your data: [email protected].